Snow-covered Rome looks like something out of a fairytale and it's absolutely stunning

Snow swept across Europe and brought a rare snowstorm, dubbed "Beast from the East" to Rome, paralyzing the city and covering its famed monuments in a beautiful white blanket of snow. Famous parks turned into ski slopes. Residents came outside in droves to build snowmen and take pictures with a snow-covered cityscape in the background.

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A picture taken in Rome on February 26, 201 shows a view of the Ancient Forum and a snowman during a snowfall. / AFP PHOTO / Vincenzo PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)Photo by: AFP Contributor

Snowfall whitewashed the center of the capital, with iconic monuments transformed into wonderful snow sculptures on February 26, 2018 in Rome, Italy.(Photo by Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Photo by: NurPhoto

Snowfall in the night in the capital city The snowfall connected to the arrival of Burian whitewashed the center of the capital, with iconic monuments transformed into wonderful snow sculptures on February 26, 2018 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Photo by: NurPhoto

Snow-covered Rome looks like something out of a fairytale and it's absolutely stunning

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A picture taken in Rome on February 26, 201 shows a view of the Ancient Forum and a snowman during a snowfall. / AFP PHOTO / Vincenzo PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)Photo by: AFP Contributor

Snowfall whitewashed the center of the capital, with iconic monuments transformed into wonderful snow sculptures on February 26, 2018 in Rome, Italy.(Photo by Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Photo by: NurPhoto

Snowfall in the night in the capital city The snowfall connected to the arrival of Burian whitewashed the center of the capital, with iconic monuments transformed into wonderful snow sculptures on February 26, 2018 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Photo by: NurPhoto